Thrive Argenta Apartments Sold for $19M
A multifamily project in downtown North Little Rock and a mixed-use development in southwest Little Rock lead the way in this week's parade of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Health Care
LR Office Transaction Rings Up $1.6M Sale (Real Deals)
Louisiana & Third Properties LLC, led by Haitham Alley, purchased the Tripp Building at 209 W. Second St. read more >
Two-Thirds of Arkansas Counties Lose Residents
Two-thirds of Arkansas' counties lost population between 2012 and 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Mark Moss Rejoins Washington Regional (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Mark Moss has returned to Washington Regional in Fayetteville as an interventional neuroradiologist after completing a neuroendovascular fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. read more >
Gummies Can Wait: Arkansas' First Legal Pot Crop Is In, and It's All Bud
Employees of Bold Team LLC of Cotton Plant, the first operating cultivator in the state's 29-month march to establishing a medical cannabis market, completed stripping hundreds of mature plants this week. The state expects the first dispensary to open in Hot Springs by mid-May. read more >
Arkansas Sues 3 Drug Distributors Over Opioid Crisis
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge sues three drug distributors for their alleged role in the opioid crisis, claiming the companies failed to monitor and report suspicious shipments of opioids into the state. read more >
Asa Hutchinson Announces Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces appointments to boards and commissions. read more >
Travel Nurse Across America Announces 2 Promotions
Travel Nurse Across America in North Little Rock has hired Tim McKenzie as president and CEO, effective May 1. He most recently served as the company's chief growth officer. read more >
Tyson Foods Sells Stake in Beyond Meat
Tyson Foods Inc.'s venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, has sold its stake in plant-based protein startup Beyond Meat, regulatory filings show. read more >
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $1.15M
HBIC LLC of Pasadena, California, purchased a 1,740-SF convenience store at 612 E. Roosevelt Road in downtown Little Rock for $680,000. read more >
Delta I-Fund Startups Featured at Demo Day
Rejuvenix of Little Rock, a graduate of the Delta Innovation Fund accelerator, won $10,000 for technical assistance last week at the program's 2019 Demo Day at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas in Court Today in Fight Over Sedative for Executions
A federal lawsuit filed by death row inmates has renewed a court fight over whether the sedative Arkansas uses for lethal injections causes torturous executions, two years after the state raced to put eight convicted killers to death in 11 days before a previous batch of the drug expired. read more >
Markham West Shopping Center Sold for $19.7M
A west Little Rock retail center, a downtown Little Rock hotel and an agri property in southern Lonoke County form this week's trio of million-dollar transactions. read more >
Reanetta Hunt Named New Leader of Baptist Health Foundation (Movers & Shakers)
Reanetta Hunt has been selected as the new chief development officer and CEO of the Baptist Health Foundation in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.7% in March
Arkansas' unemployment rate in March was 3.7%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. read more >
Arkansas Business to Honor 2019 40 Under 40 Class
Arkansas Business will once again honor the state's outstanding young professionals at a luncheon for its 40 Under 40 class. You can order tickets here. read more >
This Can't Be Right (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
If we changed our law to eliminate the temptation to employ a legal fiction that has failed in court after court, perhaps cases such as the current one against Progressive Eldercare Services could be streamlined. read more >
Central Arkansas Average Weekly Earnings on Rise
Private-sector workers in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area earned an average of $861.50 each week as of February 2019. read more >
$10.5M Sale Brings New Owners to Landings (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Maxus Properties of North Kansas City, Missouri, sold the The Landings at Rock Creek at 13200 Chenal Parkway to companies based out of Midland, Texas. read more >
NLR Doctor Sees Benefits of Marijuana
Dr. Brian Nichol of North Little Rock already has seen how marijuana has helped his patients deal with stress and pain. read more >
Arkansas Banks and Marijuana (Robert T. Smith Commentary)
With the rollout of medical marijuana in full swing for Arkansas-based cultivators, dispensaries and patients, businesses vying to provide them with products and services remain in an uncertain position. read more >
Mercy Promotes Director, VP (Movers & Shakers)
Will Tommey has been promoted to director of operations at Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in northwest Arkansas. Vanessa Harper was promoted to vice president of operations at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. read more >
Toxicology Trio Hired at CTEH (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Scott Malm, Dr. Michael Reilly and Dr. Dana Szymkowicz have joined CTEH in North Little Rock as toxicologists. read more >
Tommy May Joins ALS Association's Board
The ALS Association announced Thursday that J. Thomas “Tommy" May is one of four men joining its national board of trustees. read more >
UA's CBER to Host Quarterly Business Analysis on May 16
The Center for Business and Economic Research at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will present its regular Quarterly Business Analysis on May 16 in Fayetteville. read more >
CARTI Names John Goodman COO
CARTI Cancer Center of Little Rock has hired John Goodman to serve as its COO. read more >
John Brown University, Nursing Education Consortium Sign Agreement
John Brown University and the Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium sign a memorandum of understanding to increase opportunities for students to advance their careers without leaving their communities. read more >
Arkansas Pot Plots Proved Smokin' Hot
Pinpointing legally permissible real estate for the state's first medical cannabis enterprises after a 2016 legalization vote was like plunging into the haystack to find the perfect spot for a needle, those involved in the process say. read more >
Nursing Home Lawsuits Test Nonprofit Immunity
A company behind about two dozen nursing homes in Arkansas is facing increasing scrutiny over the nonprofit status of its facilities, which plaintiffs have dismissed as a ploy to avoid liability in cases alleging improper care. read more >
Looking On the Bright Side (Editorial)
Those in positions of authority are sometimes advised to praise the behaviors they want to see more often. To that end, as voters we aim to please. read more >
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